Help Wanted - cleveland.comtag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/help-wanted/index.ssf/53832010-06-09T15:14:17ZThe journeys of 100 unemployed people in Northeast OhioMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advancePlain Dealer receives Headliner Award for series on struggles of region's unemployedtag:www.cleveland.com,2010:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.4380970.201003281019562010-03-28T12:00:00Z2010-03-28T14:19:56ZThe newspaper's "Help Wanted" series wins first place in the Journalistic Innovation category in the 2010 National Headliner Awards.Plain Dealer staffhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/clevepd/index.html
The newspaper's "Help Wanted" series wins first place in the Journalistic Innovation category in the 2010 National Headliner Awards.
Some who lost jobs see hidden blessings: Help Wantedtag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.4057331.200912271054372009-12-27T10:00:45Z2009-12-27T15:54:37ZThe Plain Dealer checked in with 69 Greater Clevelanders who lost jobs to the recession and agreed in April to participate in a project we call "Help Wanted."Amanda Garrett, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/amgarrett/index.html
The Plain Dealer checked in with 69 Greater Clevelanders who lost jobs to the recession and agreed in April to participate in a project we call "Help Wanted."
Back injury and then layoff lead to ruined finances: Help Wanted tag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.4023750.200912141018392009-12-14T13:00:00Z2009-12-14T15:18:39ZMichael Adkins' back injury seemed trivial in the days when he felt young and invincible. In the 1970s, Adkins hadn't a clue that throwing out his back pulling a dolly full of 32-ounce pop bottles over a curb would change his life forever. Sabrina Eaton, Northeast Ohio Media Group Washington Correspondenthttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/seaton/index.html
Michael Adkins' back injury seemed trivial in the days when he felt young and invincible. In the 1970s, Adkins hadn't a clue that throwing out his back pulling a dolly full of 32-ounce pop bottles over a curb would change his life forever.
Cutting back at holiday time leaves what's most important: Help Wantedtag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.3981190.200911291933092009-11-29T15:07:41Z2009-11-30T00:33:09ZMore Ohioans find themselves out of work this year than last holiday season. They are making adjustments, from spending less to focusing on what really matters in their lives.Michael Heaton, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/mheaton/index.html
More Ohioans find themselves out of work this year than last holiday season. They are making adjustments, from spending less to focusing on what really matters in their lives.
Ranks of long-term unemployed are at record levelstag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.3960465.200911210204162009-11-21T09:00:16Z2009-11-21T07:04:16ZThe average length of unemployment for American workers in October was nearly 27 weeks -- more than six months, the longest since the Labor Department started to keep track in 1948.Olivera Perkins, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/operkins/index.html
The average length of unemployment for American workers in October was nearly 27 weeks -- more than six months, the longest since the Labor Department started to keep track in 1948.
On Labor Day, remember those still unemployed and celebrate those who have found new jobstag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.35686662009-09-05T04:30:47Z2010-06-09T15:14:17ZTony Brown, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/tabrown/index.htmlLacking health insurance, jobless find seeking work and staying well is a complex struggletag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.34865092009-08-23T08:00:48Z2009-08-26T23:56:12ZIn Ohio, 17 percent of adults between 18 and 64 don't have health insurance, according to the 2008 Ohio Family Health Survey. That's up from 15 percent the year before. And nearly 90 percent of Ohio doctors say they've seen an increase in the last nine months in the number of patients who have lost their insurance. Damon Sims, Northeast Ohio Media Grouphttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/dsims/index.html
In Ohio, 17 percent of adults between 18 and 64 don't have health insurance, according to the 2008 Ohio Family Health Survey. That's up from 15 percent the year before. And nearly 90 percent of Ohio doctors say they've seen an increase in the last nine months in the number of patients who have lost their insurance.
More jobless are signing up for COBRA health insurancetag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.34866672009-08-23T04:01:50Z2009-08-23T04:01:52ZAmericans who have lost their jobs -- and the benefits that go with them -- have flocked to COBRA health insurance plans this year. COBRA, short for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, is the federal law that allows employees...Damon Sims, Northeast Ohio Media Grouphttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/dsims/index.html
Americans who have lost their jobs -- and the benefits that go with them -- have flocked to COBRA health insurance plans this year. COBRA, short for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, is the federal law that allows employees...
Graduate Theresa Ross finds work helping others find jobstag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.34863732009-08-23T04:01:30Z2009-10-15T18:45:48ZAfter nine months of looking for a job, Theresa Ross is now on the other side of the interview table. She found a job working at head-hunting firm Michael Page International in New York City and is now helping place job seekers in accounting and finance positions.
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After nine months of looking for a job, Theresa Ross is now on the other side of the interview table. She found a job working at head-hunting firm Michael Page International in New York City and is now helping place job seekers in accounting and finance positions.
Ratliff & Taylor career coaches suggest how to go about the job of finding a job: Help Wantedtag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.33665692009-08-02T04:15:08Z2009-08-02T04:20:03ZPeggy Turbett/The Plain Dealer Tom Hasson, left, discusses his resume with Chuck O'Brien, senior consultant with Ratliff & Taylor of Independence, a human resources services firm, on Thursday at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland. The Plain Dealer is following 88...Amanda Garrett, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/amgarrett/index.html
Peggy Turbett/The Plain Dealer Tom Hasson, left, discusses his resume with Chuck O'Brien, senior consultant with Ratliff & Taylor of Independence, a human resources services firm, on Thursday at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland. The Plain Dealer is following 88...
Kina Kerst, laid off by AmTrust Bank, finds work with Freddie Mactag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.33666532009-08-02T03:48:15Z2009-08-02T03:52:55ZKina KerstThe economic factors that led to Kina Kerst's layoff in December ultimately led her to the new job she landed in June. After six months on the job market, Kerst, 47, is now institutional investigations manager at Freddie Mac...Janet Okobenhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/jokoben/index.html
Kina KerstThe economic factors that led to Kina Kerst's layoff in December ultimately led her to the new job she landed in June. After six months on the job market, Kerst, 47, is now institutional investigations manager at Freddie Mac...
Brother is key to new job as security guard for Tommas Venturatag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.33666132009-08-02T03:36:04Z2009-08-02T03:41:05ZTommas Ventura Maybe it is who you know. Two months after he was laid off from his work in shipping and receiving, 26-year-old Tommas Ventura landed a new job as a security guard -- thanks to his brother. David Ventura...Diane Suchetka, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/dsuchetk/index.html
Tommas Ventura Maybe it is who you know. Two months after he was laid off from his work in shipping and receiving, 26-year-old Tommas Ventura landed a new job as a security guard -- thanks to his brother. David Ventura...
Workers need to check out online schools before enrolling: Help Wantedtag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.31657952009-07-05T06:36:18Z2009-07-05T06:41:29ZFor Willette Crawford, online seems to be the best route to the bachelor's degree she has been working on for the past 10 years. The 46-year-old Cleveland resident -- one of the laid-off workers in The Plain Dealer's "Help Wanted"...Edith Starzyk, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/estarzyk/index.html
For Willette Crawford, online seems to be the best route to the bachelor's degree she has been working on for the past 10 years. The 46-year-old Cleveland resident -- one of the laid-off workers in The Plain Dealer's "Help Wanted"...
Unemployment benefits can be affected when laid-off workers go back to school: Help Wantedtag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.31657922009-07-05T06:34:29Z2009-07-05T06:35:39ZIf you're a laid-off worker who decides to go back to school, does that mean you have to give up your unemployment compensation? "As a general rule, folks can go back to school to take training courses as long as...Edith Starzyk, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/estarzyk/index.html
If you're a laid-off worker who decides to go back to school, does that mean you have to give up your unemployment compensation? "As a general rule, folks can go back to school to take training courses as long as...
Schools, state agencies ready to help the unemployed get training: Help Wantedtag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.31657792009-07-05T06:12:59Z2009-07-05T06:54:43ZFederal stimulus money is bringing more resources to Northeast Ohio to help laid-off workers seeking a college degree or certification of skills. One-Stop Centers are a good place to start figuring out what to study and how to find financial aid.Edith Starzyk, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/estarzyk/index.html
Federal stimulus money is bringing more resources to Northeast Ohio to help laid-off workers seeking a college degree or certification of skills. One-Stop Centers are a good place to start figuring out what to study and how to find financial aid.
Michelle Maloney moves from radio to radial tires in new jobtag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.28923372009-05-31T09:01:25Z2009-05-31T23:07:55ZMichelle Maloney Michelle Maloney, who was let go from WGAR FM/99.5 in January, started a new job selling Lexus cars May 18. "It's a huge relief, because I just got my last severance check last month," Maloney wrote in an...Julie Washington, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/jwashing/index.html
Michelle Maloney Michelle Maloney, who was let go from WGAR FM/99.5 in January, started a new job selling Lexus cars May 18. "It's a huge relief, because I just got my last severance check last month," Maloney wrote in an...
Persistent approach pays off with new job for Carmen Mayhughtag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.28923322009-05-31T08:51:03Z2009-05-31T23:09:05ZCarmen Mayhugh never underestimates the power of positive thinking. She tries to take it with her wherever she goes. She brought it with her on a recent interview for a customer service position at General Pest Control in Cleveland. And...Olivera Perkins, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/operkins/index.html
Carmen Mayhugh never underestimates the power of positive thinking. She tries to take it with her wherever she goes. She brought it with her on a recent interview for a customer service position at General Pest Control in Cleveland. And...
Recent college graduates finding entry-level jobs hard to get and hard to keeptag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.28923092009-05-31T08:23:03Z2010-01-14T16:19:12ZIt wasn't until last fall that Theresa Ross started to get really worried about finding a job. Before that, the 24-year-old Solon native and 2007 OSU marketing grad was on what she hoped to be a fast track to success. Now recent graduates competing against each other for fewer jobs, but they're also up against more-experienced workers who graduated a few years before them and are back in the job market, said Heidi Schierholtz, an economist with the Economic Policy Institute.
Shaheen Samavati, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/ssamavat/index.html
It wasn't until last fall that Theresa Ross started to get really worried about finding a job. Before that, the 24-year-old Solon native and 2007 OSU marketing grad was on what she hoped to be a fast track to success. Now recent graduates competing against each other for fewer jobs, but they're also up against more-experienced workers who graduated a few years before them and are back in the job market, said Heidi Schierholtz, an economist with the Economic Policy Institute.
Cleveland's unemployed couples face double the challenges: Help Wantedtag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.27842562009-05-17T08:00:00Z2009-05-17T19:43:16ZCounselors and psychologists say that these rough economic times are tough on relationships -- particularly those in which both spouses suddenly lose income. Amanda Garrett, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/amgarrett/index.html
Counselors and psychologists say that these rough economic times are tough on relationships -- particularly those in which both spouses suddenly lose income.
With new job comes fresh hopes for Jose Morales: Help Foundtag:www.cleveland.com,2009:/help-wanted/index.ssf//5383.27843962009-05-17T04:15:00Z2009-05-17T04:34:01ZJose MoralesWith a new haircut and wearing a new blue apron, Jose Morales stood in the rising steam of a dishwashing machine Wednesday and all but whistled while he worked. Employment never felt so good. Morales, laid off from a...Robert L. Smith, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/rlsmith/index.html
Jose MoralesWith a new haircut and wearing a new blue apron, Jose Morales stood in the rising steam of a dishwashing machine Wednesday and all but whistled while he worked. Employment never felt so good. Morales, laid off from a...